Kitashiobara Vacations from NT$17,415

The hotel is a short walk from the train/bus station. The hotel inside is okay. I think the elevator compartment needs to be painted a lighter color than black though because it is hard to discern the size and how many people with luggage can fit. The room was adequate for one night. It’s too compact for more than one night though for 2 persons. The bathroom is similar to all Japanese accommodations so far — compact with a high step tub. Not any space to put your stuff so be mindful of keeping the water inside the tub. If need a place for the night, would go for it.

Good motorcycle parking and access to amazing roads.

A bit of difficulty when it came to conversing in Japanese as we are foreigners but overall was a great stay with good service. The onsen experience was nice. Note that they have a curfew from 10pm to 5am as they do not have electronic key cards implemented for coming in and going out.

Very difficult to get a taxi. No visa or ATM on the premise